### 136 Contravention of Act by practitioners > > (1) If a registered health practitioner – > > > > > > (a) in bad faith, takes an action, or fails to take an action, under this Act or purportedly under this Act; or > > > > > > > (b) without reasonable care and skill, takes an action or fails to take an action, under this Act or purportedly under this Act – > > > > the taking of the action, or failure to take the action, is capable of constituting professional misconduct, or unprofessional conduct, for the purposes of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Tasmania). > > > (2) [Subsection (1)](#GS136@Gs1@EN) applies whether or not the contravention constitutes an offence under this Act.

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